Watch The First 8 Minutes Of The New Ghost In The Shell Right Here

10 responses to “Watch The First 8 Minutes Of The New Ghost In The Shell Right Here”

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   ashtyn

   June 15, 2013 at 3:20 pm

   very good.

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   onesixone

   June 15, 2013 at 4:33 pm

   I don’t think there are enough emoticons or animated gifs on the internet to express my interest in this.

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   starchild_killer

   June 15, 2013 at 5:14 pm

   so is this a prequel to stand alone complex?

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   rowan

   June 15, 2013 at 6:05 pm

   Meh. None of the other properties have been a patch on the original film. Animation looks pretty average too.

   I mean, sure, I’ll watch it, but I’m not hoping for much. God damn the film is a masterpiece though. I must’ve watched it at least once a year for the last 15 years.

   Woah. Just saw the android fight scene. That sucked. Seriously poor production values.

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      Spruppet

      June 15, 2013 at 6:55 pm

      Wait for it to come out before coming to any conclusions. I really didn’t like SAC when it first came out but after a while it really, really grew on me. Would agree that it wasn’t better than the first film but it was a different medium

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         rowan

         June 16, 2013 at 2:06 pm

         That’s a good point. But from what I saw in the above preview, it looks like more SAC. Which for most is a good thing.

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      shjack

      June 15, 2013 at 9:10 pm

      Are you kidding? Stand Alone Complex would have to rate as some of the most insightful and well-written science-fiction ever put to screen. I’m talking proper sci-fi, not space opera fantasy like Firefly or Star Wars. Not to say the two Oshi films aren’t great, but they’re geared more toward the abstract philosophical and existential.

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         rowan

         June 16, 2013 at 8:24 am

         Just because it’s a good concept doesn’t make it a great show. It’s a really well visualised world, but the show itself has very uneven pacing, is frequently boring and the animation often looks cheap. Granted, it’s been a few years since I’ve watched it though.

         I also think the 2nd GITS film is unbearable story wise. In the 1st the philosophy had a purpose, in the 2nd, the characters just quote long minutes of rubbish to each other that neither extends the plot or has a great purpose. It’s just Oshii being incredibly self indulgent I think.

         I’m not saying your wrong, but for me, the 1st film is a masterpiece, the series are good but uneven (plot wise and technically) and the 2nd film is a beautiful looking load of rubbish. I still watch it every couple of years but it was a big disappointment for me.

         If you really like harder sci-fi, you’ll probably like the first 2/3rds of Sunshine. Some really cool concepts in that film.

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            shjack

            June 17, 2013 at 8:02 pm

            By the same token, you should check out Akta Manniskor (aka Real Humans) – A Danish live-action series about the near-future when life-like androids have become a reality.

            I’m not saying that GITS: SAC is flawless (or any of the GITS iterations, for that matter) but I would suggest that their various failings are due to the trappings of the anime genre (stilted or over-drawn dialogue, cost-cutting animation etc), not the quality of the ideas.

            Whether they’re well-executed or not, the ideas they present make me think in a way that other sci-fi rarely does.

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               rowan

               June 17, 2013 at 9:46 pm

               Well said! I mostly agree but I have seen anime’s that have better storylines. the concepts are awesome, but some of the stories are just… meh.

               I will totally check out that series. Thanks!

               I’m assuming you’ve seen blade runner? 😛